Paper dispenser



R. W. ROSS PAPER DISPENSER Filed July 2 1956 INVENTOR RUTH W. Rjs

ATTORNEY March 16, 1937".

Patented Mar. 16 1937 UNITED sTA Es P TENT OFFICE fgcturigngCorporation; New ofk poration of New York err ieeti e u y 1!, 65 siiaiit?! imain s. gouge-55,2

it f i iif led s9 eeiii slut bi'its'im'rinediate c nta ner 50 thatportion ii i "ii i si i ai line s li 'iit ie P5 trend the said eziitslot to be ijiade gag s e for 30 grasping to draw n pre paper from theh1dr.'

A fiirthr' featfi'r resides in the manner of retaining a roll of paperwithin the housing. The above and other objects, features and advantagesof the invention will become more clearly ap- 35 parent from thefollowing detailed specification in which is described a preferred formof the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is an elevational view, partly in section,

40 of an instrument as at present contemplated, the device being shownas ready for the removal of some of the paper roll.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view as taken on the line 22 ofFigure 1.

45 Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the device as closed and afterremoval of a portion 01' the paper roll.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view, similar to Figure 2, butwith the removed paper por- 50 tion ready to be severed from the roll.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail view of means for retaining the paperroll within the holder.

Fig. 6 is a broken view of the top portion of an alternate form ofinstrument.

The holder l comprises a preferably metallic il e haizii e si ii epriiiis a d para ed b e-iiiie ieeiler the like 1 dg of w i h sm a shou der;he p os o wh ch will Elfifiii y fiBBfifiFr. I

i The tube portion II is formed with a longitude i e ist it an?! iii i sam! is a ei esi t r. e the sire k o riiie ii 9 a o i n is aid, 5 with?be n preiere l ra d in a re eraser 9 de se lt s tea the i? s i eii th aiaiiia i vmi iii iris t wh pii is i i i iii i a lot '9 reen it the hitt: The sli i is nieier i i terme w th a Wis e th ea 39 t 91?" iei 2! seewiie m riaei han the d ameter r wi h ii e Pi l8 and a se t 2? bsteiiliey t e 9i. e e rii'i is ie ppar nt item 5 he a ma he s e ih ii to t e iisi b r i in t e pie "1 eer i iliesiet l! i zi i s p osite he ihi e 20,and then turning the cap so the pin is forced leiie the answer sl t epiieii .2 u til a nie en a es. ii the s i 2 Tiie ear i hu ie' i e 9 29 tbeing iea y i ei' his: iii ei eei H99i i 5F3i 9n i reiae eii to et.tisii si i i; i 'ie ii si with a imi i? i which t sea is E Fii 's i si eie e eiiieias the tube 2.. v i H e jiiei end of said sleeve beingengaged against theeiiat it v I s e e is eiiie ieei ier e e iQieiiei-iabout the tube and is provided with a hand or finger gripping surface asat 25 to insure easy manipulation.

The sleeve 24 is also formed with a longitudinal slot 26 somewhat widerthan the slot M in the tube and the mentioned pin I8 is of sufi'icientlength to engage against the walls 21 and 28 of the slot 26.

In use, the cap I6 is removed so a roll of 40 paper R may be placedwithin the tube ll, care being taken, however, to have the free end ofthe roll projecting from the slot l4, substan tially as shown in Figure2. The capis now replaced and the wall 28 of the sleeve 24 is movedagainst the pin 18. If there is an excess of paper projecting beyondthis wall, it is re- .moved by tearing along said wall at 29. It will benoted that the paper roll is not carried on any spindles, but is free toassume its position within the hollow of the holder. It may eitherexpand or retain its tight wound condition, without affecting theoperation of the instrument.

When a piece of paper is wanted, the sleeve is moved so its wall 21engages the pin "3. This condition is shown in Figures 1 and 2. Thepaper end P is now free to be grasped and pulled to the length desired.The sleeve 24 is now re-rotated to its initial position with its wall 28against the pin l8. This condition is shown in Figures 3 and 4. Thepaper end P may now be removed by tearing along the edge 29 aspreviously disclosed.

It will be noted that the remaining free end of the paper is grippedbetween the sleeve and tube and, therefore, cannot inadvertently fallback into the roll chamber of the tube. Also,

this paper end is thus provided with folds or creases as it is trainedthrough the slot l4 and these folds or creases also serve to prevent thepaper end from falling into the roll chamber when the sleeve 24 is movedto the position shown in Figure 2.

A simple manner of insuring the securing of a A pencil 30 in said holderis to slit the tube portion l2 as at 3| to provide said portion withgripping resiliency. The tube portion l2 may also be arranged to house amechanical pencil mechanism, if desired.

In order to insure that a suflicient amount of paper protrudes throughthe slot l4 and yet not necessitating the forming of the sleeve slot 26of too great a width, the design shown in Figure 6 may be employed. Inthis form the pin I8 is arranged to be readily moved out of its slot l9by the wall 2! of the tube 24 to uncover the slot 14 and as the tube 24is turned to move the pin 18 back into the slot IS, a considerableamount of paper is gripped between the inner wall of the sleeve 24 andthe outer wall of the tube I l It is therefore apparent that because ofthe increased travel of the sleeve 24*, a greater amount of paper isafforded for ready grasping.

While the device has been described as for dispensing memo paper, it isobvious that a web or wound strip of any other type and for many otherpurposes may be dispensed from the device, as for instance, postagestamps, bridge scores, facial tissue, etc., etc. If it be desired tohold a roll of facial tissue, the holder may be combined with a lipstickinstead of the writing implement.

From the foregoing it is apparent that a simple combination instrumenthas been provided, but

while disclosed in its present preferred embodiments, many immaterialchanges in the construction, arrangement and proportion of the parts,may be made by those skilled in this art, hence the scope of theinvention is intended to be limited only by the scope of the followingclaims.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a tube having anintermediate shoulder, a sleeve on said tube, said tube and sleeve beingcoextensively slotted through to one end thereof, and a cap engageablein the end of the tube to close the ends of said slots, said cap havinga portion for positioning said sleeve between said shoulder and cap.

2. A device of the character described comprising a tube having anintermediate shoulder, a sleeve on said tube, said tube and sleeve be-.ing coextensively slotted, a cap engageable in the end of the tube andhaving a portion for positioning said sleeve between said shoulder andcap, said sleeve being adapted for rotatable movement about said tube,and means projecting from the side of the tube into the slot of saidsleeve for engaging the edges of said slot.

3. A device of the character described comprising a slotted tube adaptedto receive a roll of paper, a-slotted sleeve around said tube andcoextensive therewith, and means in removable engagement with the tubeand having an abutment for engagement with the walls of the slot in thesleeve adjacent one end thereof for definitely limiting the rotation ofsaid sleeve on said tube.

4. A device of the character described comprising a tube having anabutment intermediate its length, said tube being longitudinally slottedfrom the abutment to one end, a sleeve on said tube coextensive withsaid slot, said sleeve being longitudinally slotted for its entirelength, a cap removably .engageable in the end of said tube and havinga" shoulder for retaining said sleeve on said tube, said cap being alsoadapted for retaining' a roll of paper within the hollow of said tube,and means carried by the tube engageablewith the walls of the slot inthe sleeve for limiting the relative rotation of the tube and sleevefor'uncovering the slot in the tube and for covering said slot.

RUTH W. ROSS.

